MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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